2017-2018学年高中英语外研版选修八习题：Module4 课下能力提升(十三)含答案

Module 4 课下能力提升(十三)
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Saya，a teacher, doesn’t mind being disturbed or stolen，or if the students play in class：she’s an android (机器人) designed to show children that science and technology can be fun subjects。

Saya，a life。

like female who started her career as a robot receptionist at Japanese companies and was then reprogrammed to teach，gave a lesson to fifth­graders at Tokyo's Kudan Elementary School after being carried to the podium （讲台）。

Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi of Tokyo University of Science，who built Saya, says she's not meant to replace human teachers, just to highlight the joys of technology.
“We are not looking at making something that will take over from teachers，but rather our main reason for building this robot is to use new technology to teach children about technology，” Kobayashi told Reuters. But Saya may be able to help in schools where there is a shortage of teachers, he added.
“In the countryside and in some small schools, there are childre n
who do not have the opportunity to come into contact with new technology and also there are few teachers out there that can teach these lessons，” Kobayashi said。

“So we hope to be able to develop this robot so it can be remotely (远程地) controlled to teach these classes。

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Many of the children were memorized by Saya, and did not take their eyes off her throughout the lecture。

When class was over, some students poked (拨弄) her face and pinched her.
“It's so much more fun than regular classes，” said 10。

year。

old Nanako Iijima.
The children’s human teacher, however，was not as impressed with the robot as her students。

“On the one hand I am impressed that they’ve got robots to go this far, but on the other hand they still have a long way to research before they create a truly robotic teacher，” Akito Fukuda, the school's science teacher said.
Japan, home to almost half of the world's 800，000 industrial robots, expects the industry to expand to $10 billion in the future including models that can care for its fast。

growing elderly population.
1. From the passage，we can know the robot Saya ________.
A. will be angry if the students play games
B. will replace human teachers in Japan
C. is a truly robotic teacher
D。

can get children to develop interest in science and technology
2。

What do Akito Fukuda's statements mean in the tenth paragraph？
A。

Japan will never create a true robotic teacher in the future.
B。

Saya is a perfect robotic teacher.
C。

Japan has made great progress in robotic technology but also need much effort to improve。

D。

Akito Fukuda is fond of Saya the same as students.
3。

Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Saya's first job was a robot receptionist at Japanese companies。

B。

Almost half of the world’s industrial robots are in Japan。

C. Saya’s cla ss is more interesting than common teachers' class in students' opinion。

D. The main purpose of the robot teacher is helping students learn lessons。

4. What is the best title of the passage?
A。

The High Technology of Japan
B。

The First Class Given by Saya，a Robot
C. The Study of Tokyo’s Kudan Elementary School
D。

A True Robotic Teacher Was Made by Japan
B
There are many words unique to Australian English.
Ortotrot? I came across that word while studying at a school in North Head, Manly，New South Wales, Australia，in 1974. It is local slang （俚语）for Are you ready（to go）？and it was derived from the sound of a carriage­pulling horse. At Sydney Airport，I asked the way to the train station and he told me，“Go ask that bloke over there。

” Bloke is used in Australia and refers to a person。

Day and die sound almost alike and since “a"，“i” and “o” all sound almost the same, I have always told my friends，jokingly，that they only need 24 letters, and not 26 like the rest for us.
Australian English began diverging from British English in 1788。

In
1827 Peter Cunningham，in his book Two Years in New South Wales，reported that native.born white Australians spoke with a distinctive accent and vocabulary.
Australian English has many words that some consider unique to the language。

One of the best known is outback，meaning a faraway area。

Another is the bush, meaning either a native forest。

Bush is a word of Dutch origin：“Bosch”. H owever, both terms have been widely used in many English。

speaking countries。

Early settlers from England brought other similar words，phrases and usages to Australia. Bonzer，which was once a common Australian slang word meaning “great” or “beautiful"，is thought to have been an American term。

Since the 1950s，the American influence on language in Australia has come from pop culture。

Australian English is most similar to New Zealand English for their similar history.
Words of Irish origin are used, some of which are also common elsewhere in the Irish，such as tucker for “food”，as well as one or two native English words whose meanings have changed under Irish influence，such as paddock for “field"，which has exactly the same meaning as the Australian paddock.
5。

The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to show ________.
A。

the author wasn't familiar with Australian English
B. the author found it difficult to understand Australians
C. many Australian English words are unique
D。

Australians are quite friendly to foreigners
6。

Why did the writer tell his friends Australians only need 24 letters?
A. Because Australians speak very easy English。

B. Because Australians never use “a" or “i”。

C。

Because there are 3 letters having almost the same pronunciation.
D. Because there are different ways to call the same thing。

7. What does the underlined word “diverging” in Paragraph 4 mean？
A。

Drawing apart. B. Holding back。

C。

Waking up. D。

Mixing up.
8. From the passage，we can know that ________.
A。

the native language of Australia is English
B。

the first settlers came to Australia in 1827
C. American pop culture plays a part in Australian English
D. Peter Cunningham went to visit Australia in the 1850s
C
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language，mainly in the United States, Canada，Great Britain，Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas，there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms。

In fact，it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages。

The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its
present.day importance as a world language。

Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology，and other fields are being produced，and not always by native speakers。

It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences，and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations。

It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies。

Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce，industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West。

9。

What would be the best title for this passage？
A。

The Difficulties of Learning English
B。

International Communications
C. The Standard Varieties of English
D. English as a World Language
10。

Which of the following statements is NOT true？
A. Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working
knowledge of English.
B。

There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
C. It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English。

D。

People learn English for a variety of reasons。

11。

According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?
A。

It was popular during Shakespeare’s time.
B。

It is used in former British colonies.
C。

It serves the needs of its native speakers.
D. It is a world language that is used for international communication。

12。

What forms an adequate working knowledge of English？
A. The ability to read a newspaper.
B。

It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation.
C. Being multilingual.
D。

Being a native speaker.
答案:
语篇解读:近日，一个名叫莎娅的机器人走进了日本东京一所小学的课堂，孩子们对此充满了惊喜与好奇.发明者的主要目的是让孩子们通过机器老师接触到新的科技.
1. 解析：选D 细节理解题。

根据文章叙述可知：A项中机器人不会生气；B项中机器人不会取代老师；C项中现在的莎娅不是一个真正的机器人，由第一段可知答案选D项。

2. 解析:选C 推理判断题.根据文章“On the one hand 。

. on the other hand .。

”的叙述可知：一方面机器人研究取得了成绩,另一方面机器人科技还有很长的路要走。

故答案选C项.
3. 解析：选D 细节理解题。

根据文中第四段“our main reason for building this robot is to use new technology to teach children about techology”可知D项不正确；其余文中都有叙述。

故答案选D项。

4. 解析：选B 标题归纳题。

根据整篇文章的叙述可知，本文主要围绕莎娅代课而展开的，故B项正确。

A项太笼统；C项偏离主题；D项本身叙述就是错误的。

故答案选B项。

语篇解读：本文介绍了澳大利亚英语的独特性以及其他英语对它的影响。

5. 解析:选C 推理判断题。

作者在本段举的两个例子都是为了说明澳大利亚英语有其独有的词汇。

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6。

解析:选C 细节理解题.根据第三段前半句可知，作者之所以认为澳大利亚人只需要24个字母，是因为在澳大利亚英语中“a”，“i”和“o"这三个字母的发音很相似。

7. 解析：选A 词义猜测题.根据下文所述，澳大利亚英语有了自己本土的、独特的口音和词汇.由此可以推知，此处指澳大利亚英语从英国英语中分离了出来,故A项“分离”符合题意。

8. 解析：选C 细节理解题。

根据文章第五段倒数第二句可知，美国的流行文化影响了澳大利亚英语.
语篇解读：本文主要讲了英语是世界语言.
9. 解析：选D 标题归纳题.根据第三段第一句及全文的内容可推知答案为D项.
10。

解析：选A 细节理解题。

根据文章第一段第二句及第二段的第一句的描述可推知答案为A项。

11。

解析：选D 推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段的描述可推知答案为D项。

12. 解析：选B 细节理解题。

根据文章第二段最后一句可知答案为B项.。